>Dear Listmembers,
>
>I am new to this list & I have been following with interest the arguments
>for and against the attempted debunking of Deluze's use of mathematical and
>physical terms by Sokal & Bricment
Well, I'm so glad you haven't been frightened off by some of the rude,
tasteless, intellectually oppressive, destructive, uncharitable and
closed-minded people on here !
> & it has prompted me to ask the
>following, perhaps rather naive, question:
>
>Let us suppose that Sokal & Bricment are wrong and that Deleuze's
>understanding of mathematical and physical terms & ideas is entirely sound
>& his use of them entirely responsible. Let us further suppose that
>everything Deleuze says about perception, consicousness, time-intervals,
>continuity, etc., etc., is not only coherent but adds up to a theory that
>is as well-founded as a scientific theory can be.
>
>Then, my question is this: would this well-founded, coherent and
>wide-ranging theory do anything to improve our understanding of movies? If
>so, what?
>
>Ray Monk
Tut tut Ray, you haven't been paying attention :-) You don't expect a
simple answer do you, one that could be encapsulated in a mere e-mail ? !
Sorry, mate, you have a long slog ahead of you, cf:
> In any case, the circumstacnes of the cinema books are
>daunting--they require a great deal of labor, too much for many.<
Are you sure you're up to it ?
Ted Welch Lecturer in history and theory of the media and webmaster
School of Communication, Design and Media, University of Westminster,
London, UK
http://www.wmin.ac.uk/media
web designer of http://www.frontlinetv.com
http://www.wmin.ac.uk/media/aij (Association of Investigative Journalists)
"Truth Matters" Noam Chomsky
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